Development and evaluation of a novel vaccine against prevalent invasive multi-drug resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen that causes serious invasive infections, such as septicemia, meningitis and pneumonia in addition to mild upper respiratory tract infections. Protection from pneumococcal diseases is thought to be mediated mainly by serotype-specific antibodies to capsular anti...
Main Authors: | Rehab H. Bahy, Hayam M. Hamouda, Amal S. Shahat, Aymen S. Yassin, Magdy A. Amin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2016-11-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/2737.pdf |
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